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Traditional Maya 20th-century Clothing: Researched by Vinita Williams

October, 2020 by Sarah Teel

Contemporary Maya cultures in Guatemala produce elaborate textiles using traditional methods for spinning, dying, weaving, and embroidering cloth that have been passed down by the women of their cultures for centuries. Each Maya region is known for its own version of colorful traditional clothing outfits, called trajes. While women in more rural areas continue to wear the traje … [Read more...] about Traditional Maya 20th-century Clothing: Researched by Vinita Williams

Filed Under: 2019 Spring, ART 485: Art of Mesoamerica Tagged With: 20th century, backstrap looms, embroidery, guatemala, huipil, jaspe sash, maya culture, rebozo, trajes, tupuy hair ornament

Maya Hand-Woven Textiles: Researched by Abigail Morrow

October, 2020 by Sarah Teel

This small textile is a sample of traditional Maya weaving, possibly serving as a napkin or just as a sampler.  Maya textiles are more typically created as large pieces of fabric, intended to be made into traditional clothing, that are hand-woven on a backstrap loom.  This piece is striped in different colors of traditionally hand-dyed cotton, but because of global trade, today … [Read more...] about Maya Hand-Woven Textiles: Researched by Abigail Morrow

Filed Under: 2019 Spring, ART 485: Art of Mesoamerica Tagged With: 20th century, embroidery, hand-woven textile, maya, maya culture, maya hand-woven textile

Images of Mesoamerican Elites and Deities in Reproduction: Researched by Whitney Mosley

October, 2020 by Sarah Teel

The indigenous cultures of ancient Mesoamerica created a variety of highly sophisticated sculptures in different styles and materials, both as reliefs and as sculptures in-the-round. Many of these sculptures represent their religious beliefs, embodying the Mesoamerican pantheon of gods, while others depict the elite members of the nobility.  Later Mestizo (mixed Hispanic and … [Read more...] about Images of Mesoamerican Elites and Deities in Reproduction: Researched by Whitney Mosley

Filed Under: 2019 Spring, ART 485: Art of Mesoamerica Tagged With: 20th century, classic period, early 21st century, formative period, funerary urn, hun hunahpu, ix chel, maya culture, maya maize god, maya mestizo cultures, maya sculpture, mezcala mestizo cultures, mezcala preclassic, mezcala standing figure, palenque sculptural relief, zapotec, zapotec culture, zapotec funerary urn, zapotec mestizo cultures

Maasai Leather Basket: Researched and Conserved by Sarah Teel

September, 2020 by Sarah Teel

  The Maasai people are a nomadic culture in northern Tanzania and southern Kenya; they are livestock herders who rely heavily on cattle both for food and for products such as leather. Basketry is a tradition practiced throughout Africa, and it is likewise practiced by the Maasai. Baskets are used for many purposes, including winnowing and measuring grain and … [Read more...] about Maasai Leather Basket: Researched and Conserved by Sarah Teel

Filed Under: 2019 Fall, ART/MST 488: Basic Conservation of Art and Artifacts Tagged With: 20th century, africa, basketry, conservation, leather, maasai culture, raffia fiber

Thunderbird Beaded Rosettes: Researched, Conserved, and Restored by Lindsey VanDieren

September, 2020 by Sarah Teel

A rosette is a decorative artform that symbolizes wealth and status. Rosettes were used in as trade items, and Native artisans attach these beaded forms to a wide variety of garments, from headdresses or bonnets to shirts, pants, moccasins, and gloves. Rosettes are also used to adorn traditional personal objects such as turbans, pouches, bags, and quivers, and they may decorate … [Read more...] about Thunderbird Beaded Rosettes: Researched, Conserved, and Restored by Lindsey VanDieren

Filed Under: 2019 Fall, ART/MST 488: Basic Conservation of Art and Artifacts Tagged With: 20th century, beaded rosettes, conservation, lakota culture, Sioux Culture

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